Keloid problem
Can we talk about keloid in this mailing list?
Because I have this problem and everytime I got cut on my skin I
have to extra careful to handle it so it won’t grow as keloid.
But, sometimes the keloids still appear n they feels itchy and
everytime I forgot and scratch, they grow bigger and more itchy
and looks really bad.
I tried to treat them at the dermatologist and she gave me injection
on the keloid that hurts alot, and still I have to return several
times to control them (with another injection of course).
But everytime I forgot or if I didn’t have time to go to the doctor,
they grow bigger again, sometimes even if I don’t touch them at all.
I want to cure this skin problem forever, but some people says that
remove them by operation also risk bigger keloid. Do you have
any idea for me?
Thank you/Lika
June 18th, 2003 at 2:17 am
My niece hasbeen to several doctors in the past two and a half year
which is upsetting to me because nobody knew what she had. It wasn’t
until she had dry itchy skin that she went to another doctor who said
she had excema. This was the first time it was found on her body. From
thebegining it has been on her face and becomes irritated after acidic
food and drnks. Can someone please tell me if eczema iswhat she has had
all along? At twoand a half I suggest her mom and nana get rid of the
binkies and the bottles but they don’t listen could this aggravate it?
kris
June 18th, 2003 at 5:22 am
A keloid is a hard, irregularly shaped, itchy scar on the skin that
occurs because of a defective healing process in which an excess of
collagen forms at the site of the scar. The red, raised formation of
fibrous scar tissue is caused by excessive tissue repair in response
to trauma or surgical incision.
They often enlarge after developing and may be unsightly. After
some months, most flatten and cease to be itchy. Injections of
corticosteroid drugs directly into the steroid may reduce itchiness
and cause some shrinkage. Surgical removal is of little use since
the new scar that forms is almost always a keloid.
Sorry, I wish I had better news for you, Lika. Best of luck and hope
that there will be some medical advance in the area of skin
problems. Perhaps some of the herbal or other remedies for eczema
could help the itchiness.
Lester >^^<
June 18th, 2003 at 12:02 pm
Oops! I had a mental block on my last posting. I proofread it three
times and still allowed a mistake to be posted. Sorry about any
confusion that may have caused.
The sentence that read "Injections of corticosteroid drugs directly
into the *steroid* may reduce itchiness and cause some shrinkage."
should have read "Injections of corticosteroid drugs directly into
the *keloid* may reduce itchiness and cause some shrinkage."
Lester >^^<